Pensions

“Brazilian Monetary Authority Approves New ESG Requirements in the Investment Rules of Occupational Pension Funds” – UN Environment Program Finance Initiative – July 10, 2018

On July 10, 2018 UN Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) reported that on “May 25, 2018, the Brazilian National Monetary Council (CMN) published Resolution CMN 4.661/2018, which revised the norm that governs occupational pension funds’ investments. The new norm requires pension funds’ asset managers to consider environment, social and governance (ESG) risks as part […]

“Sustainable investing growing on pension demand, millennials” – Bloomberg – October 25, 2017

On October 25, 2017 Bloomberg Intelligence reported that “(p)ension funds’ demands for integration of long-term investment issues and asset managers’ hopes of capturing dollars from millennial and female investors are driving sustainable-investing growth. Japan is poised to power the next growth leg with its huge Government Pension Investment Fund.” The article posits that “sustainable investors […]